Perhaps the thinnest unit on the Arkansas roster received a much-needed injection Wednesday.
Tank Booker, a transfer from Maryland, committed to Arkansas to play defensive tackle out of the portal. He should slot right with Cameron Ball, Taurean Carter and Eric Gregory in the middle. Ball is currently injured and Carter didn’t play last year because of the same.
Booker had 27 tackles, including five for loss for the Terrapins last year, with two sacks and two force fumbles. It was his first season in the regular rotation, though he had played each of the previous three years in a depth role.
Carter is a former part-time starter at defensive tackle two seasons ago. Gregory has started both on the inside and outside of the defensive line. Ball was a regular in the rotation, too. But Arkansas lost its two primary starters in Terry Hampton and Isaiah Nichols.
The reality is Arkansas could use any and all help it can get after finishing 124th in FBS in total defense in 2022.
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